Wednesday, December 12, 2012

snickerdoodle cookies {a recipe}

You know how there are certain treats that just scream "Christmas time" to you?? Snickerdoodles are just that for me! Oh how I LOVE these cookies! I have an amazingly yummy (and easy) recipe to share today!

Snickerdoodle Cookies

1 1/2 cup Sugar

1/2 cup Shortening

2 Eggs

1 tsp Vanilla

1/2 cup Butter {I use unsalted}

--BLEND FIRST 5 INGREDIENTS--

2 3/4 cup Flour

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

1 tsp Baking Powder

--BLEND REST OF INGREDIENTS--

Chill dough in refrigerator for 1 hour

In a bowl mix 2 tsp Sugar and 1 tsp Cinnamon

Roll dough into balls {any size you want}

Roll dough balls in sugar/cinnamon mixture then place on cookie sheet

Bake at 400 degrees 8-10 minutes {I pull mine out as soon as the cookies start to crackle}

These sound and look good, although I did just have to google "shortening" as It's not something/a term that I have heard used with baking in the UK. I think I'm going to make them when I go to my parents next week.